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19 July

Musicians born and died on 19 July: 9 births, 8 deaths and 1 recording milestone from blues, R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, reggae and ska.

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Born9

  • 1895Jody Edwardsvocal · GeorgiaDied 28 October 1967 · Blues · Butterbeans & Susie
  • 1902Buster Baileyclarinet · Memphis, TNDied 12 April 1967 · Blues · Jazz · Bessie Smith
  • 1902Cliff Jacksonpiano · Culpeper, VADied 24 May 1970 · Jazz
  • 1932Buster Bentonguitar, vocal · Texarkana, ARDied 20 January 1996 · Blues
  • 1940“Little” Freddie Kingguitar · McComb, MSBlues · Orleans Rec’s
  • 1941Phil Upchurchguitar · Chicago, ILDied 23 November 2025 · Jazz · R&B · Soul
  • 1944Isaac Payton Sweatbass, drums, guitar, vocal · Port Arthur, TXDied 23 June 1990 · Blues · Jazz
  • 1950Errol "Flabba" Holtbass, guitar, percussion, vocal · Kingston, JamaicaReggae
  • 1953John "Mad Dog" Watkinsguitar · Chicago, ILBlues · New Bluebloods

Died8

  • 1944Will Marion Cookcomposer · New York, NYBorn 27 January 1869 · aged 75 · Jazz · R&B · Louis Jordan
  • 1977“Big” Jim Wynnsaxophone · Los Angeles, CABorn 21 June 1912 · aged 65 · R&B · T-Bone Walker
  • 1988Johnny Millerbass · Los Angeles, CABorn 24 February 1915 · aged 73 · Jazz · Nat King Cole Trio
  • 1993Wilbert "Red" Prysocksaxophone · Chicago, ILBorn 2 February 1926 · aged 67 · R&B
  • 2001Judy Clay (Judith Grace Guions-Gatewood Clay)vocal · North CarolinaBorn 12 September 1938 · aged 62 · Gospel · Soul · The Drinkard Singers
  • 2002Alan LomaxproducerBorn 31 January 1915 · aged 87 · Blues · Jazz · Library Congress
  • 2011Lil Greenwoodvocal · Prichard, ALBorn 18 November 1923 · aged 87 · Jazz · R&B
  • 2022Michael Hendersonbass · Dallas, GABorn 7 July 1951 · aged 71 · Cancer · Jazz · Miles Davis

Events1

  • 1959The Shirelles’ first chart entry - ‘Dedicated To The One I Love’.